Metal carbide based catalyst and method of making

A metal carbide based catalyst for crude oil cracking, the catalyst comprising:

• Kaolin clay;
• a phosphorous based stabilizer material;
• an aluminosilicate zeolite material;
• an ultrastable Y zeolite (USY) material;
• and
• metal carbide particles having a given diameter,
• wherein the metal carbide particles are coated with the aluminosilicate zeolite and the USY zeolite materials.

A method for cracking crude with a metal carbide based catalyst, the method comprising:

• placing a porous substrate inside a reactor;
• placing the metal carbide based catalyst over the porous substrate;
• passing the crude over the metal carbide based catalyst to crack the crude;
• and
• collecting at an output of the reactor a cracked gas.